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LOT 1103
Achaemenid Pale Blue Bead Necklace
6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C. AND LATER
16 1/2 in. (18.3 grams, 42 cm).
Restrung designer group of graduated oblate and tubular beads with an annular centrepiece. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
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Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli and Stone Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
A restrung designer necklace composed of cylindrical white stone beads interspersed with oblate lapis lazuli beads and featuring seven unusual collared flattened beads in darker stone. 98 grams, 80 cm
Ex French gallery, 1970-1990. Paris collection, France. -
Cappadocian Cylinder Seal with Standing Figures and Lamma
Circa 1900-1800 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Haematite with four standing figures; accompanied by a section of an old typed scholarly note on a collection of 61 seals, typed and unsigned, by W. G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Cappadocian, c. 1900-1800 B.C. Hematite. Figure with axe over shoulder and holding symbol facing (i) figure holding different symbol, (ii) Lamma, and (iii) worshipper; bird, "vessel" and "ball staff".' 4.28 grams, 17 mm
Property of a London gentleman; part of his family collection since the 1970s with collection identification no.39. From a collection acquired from various auction houses in the UK. From the estate of Mr R.W., a private Wiltshire, UK, collector; thence by descent. Accompanied by a copy of an unsigned scholarly note by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. -
Mesopotamian Stone Cylinder Seal with Contest Scene
2500-2300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
The scene engraved in a single register, comprising three heroes upending two lions, a rearing stag behind one of the heroes; accompanied by a museum-quality impression; old collection sticker '120' to one end. 7.33 grams, 23 mm
Cotswold, UK, collection. Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. Accompanied by a typed and signed note by the late Professor W.G. Lambert, numbered 120. Accompanied by an old collection ticket.
